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Pizzighettone Pisighitòn ( Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Pizzighettone
Coat of arms
Location of Pizzighettone
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 9°47′E / 45.183°N 9.783°E / 45.183; 9.783
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Cremona (CR)
Frazioni	Ferie, Regona, Roggione
Government
• Mayor	Luigi Edoardo Bernocchi
Area [1]
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2009) [2]
• Total	6,777
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Demonym	Pizzighettonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	26026
Dialing code	0372
Patron saint	Saint Bassianus
Saint day	19 January
Website	Official website

Pizzighettone ( Pizzighettonese: Pisighitòn) is a comune of the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy. The main population centre is located on the river Adda and is divided into two parts: Pizzighettone on the east bank and Gera on the west.

Francis I of France was imprisoned in the tower of Pizzighettone following the Battle of Pavia in 1525. ^[3] It was the site of the Insubrian town of Acerrae, and was home to the football team AS Pizzighettone, until the summer 2012 when it moved to city of Crema and changed its name to U.S. Pergolettese 1932.

Saint Vincenzo Grossi was born in Pizzighettone.

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